Budget? (ish) Birthday Gaming Build <$800

nhubb7

258W

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Built put together a birthday build, with some changes as parts became available or discounted. Centered around an Rx 480 and being able to game at high to max settings in modern games at around 1080-1440p. Saving this in case someone else would like to improve upon or recreate my build.

Warning: These parts have potential issues/incompatibilities. (See details.)

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Component	Selection	Base	Shipping	Price	Where
CPU	AMD - FX-8350 4GHz 8-Core Processor	$79.99	FREE	$79.99	Newegg	Buy
Motherboard	MSI - 970 GAMING ATX AM3+ Motherboard	$289.79	FREE	$289.79	OutletPC	Buy
Memory	G.Skill - Ripjaws X Series 16GB (2 x 8GB) DDR3-1600 Memory	$125.93		$125.93	Amazon	Buy
Storage	SanDisk - SSD PLUS 120GB 2.5" Solid State Drive	$66.56	FREE	$66.56	OutletPC	Buy
	Western Digital - AV-GP 1TB 3.5" 5400RPM Internal Hard Drive	$39.99	FREE	$39.99	Newegg Marketplace	Buy
	Western Digital - Caviar Blue 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive	$43.90	FREE	$43.90	OutletPC	Buy
Video Card	XFX Radeon RX 480 DirectX 12 RX-480P8DBA6 8GB 256-Bit GDDR5 PCI Express 3.0 CrossFireX Support GTR Black Edition Video Card			$299.99	(Purchased)
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Case	NZXT - S340 (Black/Red) ATX Mid Tower Case	$59.99	FREE	$59.99	Newegg (Overridden)	Buy
Power Supply	APEVIA ATX-JP800W 800W ATX12V SLI CrossFire 80 PLUS BRONZE Certified Power Supply			$54.99
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Custom	NZXT Hue+ Advanced PC Lighting (AC-HUEPS-M1)			$59.99	(Purchased)
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Total (Not Yet Purchased):				$761.14
Total (Purchased):				$359.98
Total:				$1121.12

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* Some physical dimension restrictions cannot (yet) be automatically checked, such as cpu cooler / RAM clearance with modules using tall heat spreaders.

Potential Issues / Incompatibilities

Some AMD 970 chipset motherboards may need a BIOS update prior to using Vishera CPUs. Upgrading the BIOS may require a different CPU that is supported by older BIOS revisions.

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Note: Wattages are estimates only. Actual power draw may differ from listed values.

Component	Estimated Wattage
AMD - FX-8350 4GHz 8-Core Processor	15W - 125W
MSI - 970 GAMING ATX AM3+ Motherboard	17W - 70W
G.Skill - Ripjaws X Series 16GB (2 x 8GB) DDR3-1600 Memory	18W - 18W
Western Digital - AV-GP 1TB 3.5" 5400RPM Internal Hard Drive	3W - 15W
Western Digital - Caviar Blue 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive	4W - 20W
SanDisk - SSD PLUS 120GB 2.5" Solid State Drive	2W - 10W
Total:	59W - 258W

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Budget? (ish) Birthday Gaming Build <$800	5 days ago
Budget? (ish) Birthday Gaming Build <$800	5 days ago